Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
February 6
House Committee on County Affairs (Houston)
Charge: Emergency response activities, impact of natural disasters on county finances
- Vulnerable Communities are Using Innovative Financing to Prepare for Natural Disasters: Spending on Mitigation Now Will Save Lives and Taxpayer Dollars, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Updated March 28, 2017
- Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Local Governments, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, February 2017
- Managing Disasters at the County Level: A Focus on Flooding, National Association of Counties, February 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – Prevention and mitigation of natural disasters), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2017
- "The Role of Local Government in Emergency Management: A Discussion Addressing Financial Planning," PA Times Online (American Society for Public Administration), February 12, 2016
- Texas Government Code §§ 418.101-418.1102, Local and Interjurisdictional Emergency Management
Charge: County ordinance-making and enforcement authority to deal with flood risk in unincorporated rural and suburban areas
- "Texas' Biggest County Bolsters Flood Rules. Will Houston?," E&E News (Environment & Energy News), December 6, 2017
- Floodplain Management & Watershed Protection Order, Commissioners' Court of Aransas County, Texas, February 17, 2016
- Floodplain Management in Texas: Quick Guide, Texas Floodplain Management Association, 2015
- Interim Report to the 82nd Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – County rulemaking authority), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2011
- Texas Local Government Code § 240.901, Land Use Regulation for Flood Control in Coastal Counties
- Texas Local Government Code § 561.001, Flood Control Property, Condemnation
Implementation of SB 1849, 85th Legislature, R.S., the Sandra Bland Act
- "Senate Bill 1849: Breaking Down the Sandra Bland Act – 85th Legislature," Texas County Progress, December 3, 2017
- TA Memo – SB 1849 Letter for Grant Funding (Technical Assistance Memorandum to sheriffs and jail administrators), Texas Commission on Jail Standards, November 10, 2017
- TA Memo – SB 1849 / Sandra Bland Act (Technical Assistance Memorandum to sheriffs), Texas Commission on Jail Standards, July 24, 2017
- Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 16.22-16.23, Early Identification of Defendant Suspected of Having Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability; Diversion of Persons Suffering Mental Health Crisis or Substance Abuse Issue
- Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 17.032, Release on Personal Bond of Certain Defendants with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability
- Flow Chart Describing Article 16.22 and Article 17.032 Requirements, Texas Commission on Jail Standards
Tour of areas affected by Hurricane Harvey at the University of Houston-Downtown
February 7
House Committee on Transportation
Charge: Response to Hurricane Harvey and natural disaster preparedness with respect to the transportation system and transportation infrastructure
- DriveTexas.org Proves To Be An Invaluable Resource for Texas Travelers During Hurricane Harvey, Texas Department of Transportation, September 13, 2017
- Governor Abbott Announces $25 Million in Federal Funds for TxDOT to Address Disastrous Impacts from Hurricane Harvey (Press Release), Office of the Texas Governor, August 29, 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 1 – TxDOT's role in natural disasters), House Committee on Transportation, January 2017
- Emergency Relief Manual: Reference Manual for States & Transit Agencies on Response and Recovery from Declared Disasters and FTA's Emergency Relief Program (49 U.S.C. 5324), Federal Transit Administration, September 30, 2015
- Texas Long-Term Recovery Guide, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Division of Emergency Management, April 2015
Charge: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature, specifically implementation of the TxDOT Sunset legislation and related management actions
- Sunset Review Documents for 2016-2017 Review Cycle, 85th Legislative Session, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Sunset Advisory Commission, 2017
- 85th Legislature 2017: Summary of Enacted Legislation (Changes adopted by Sunset Commission), Texas Department of Transportation, 2017
Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security (San Antonio)
Charge: Military installations
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Topic 1 – Maintaining the military value of defense communities and installations), House Committee on Defense and Veterans' Affairs, December 2016
- Preparing for Duty: State Policy Options to Sustain Military Installations, National Conference of State Legislatures, December 2016
- Report and Recommendations to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 5 – Best practices for improving military value at military installations in Texas), Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, November 2016
- "Military Installations Worth Billions for Texas: Comptroller Study Weighs Economic Impacts," Fiscal Notes, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, September 2016
- Texas Military Preparedness Commission, Office of the Governor (includes 2015 fact sheet on history and economic impact)
- San Antonio Military Economic Impact Study (includes Texas Military Economic Impact of installations across the state), City of San Antonio, 2015
Charge: Military youth readiness
- 2017 Citizen-Readiness Index (Infographic) and Methodology, Mission: Ready, Council for a Strong America, December 18, 2017
- "Improving Military Readiness Through Physical Activity," Parks & Recreation Magazine, National Recreation and Park Association, November 2017
- The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 2017
- Unfit to Serve: Obesity Is Impacting National Security (Fact Sheet), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2017
- Too Fat, Frail, and Out-of-Breath to Fight (Texas physical activity report, including county data on physical activity and obesity), Mission: Readiness, 2015
February 8
House Committee on Transportation
Charge: Oversize/overweight permitting system
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 7 – Oversize/overweight corridors and permitting), House Committee on Transportation, January 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Legislature (Oversize/overweight vehicles, summary of oversize/overweight permits offered), Senate Committee on Transportation, November 2016
- Transportation Safety: Federal Highway Administration Should Conduct Research to Determine Best Practices in Permitting Oversize Vehicles, Results of Collection of Information on State Permitting Practices for Oversize Vehicles (E-Supplement including data on permit processes for oversize and overweight vehicles in the 50 states and the District of Columbia), U.S. Government Accountability Office, February 2015
- Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Research Priorities: Final Report, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, October 2014
- Accommodating Oversize and Overweight Loads: Technical Report, Texas Transportation Institute, July 2012
- Oversize/Overweight Permits, Publications, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
- Freight, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Transportation Policy Research Center
Charge: Emerging issues in transportation related to technology – intelligent transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones)
- Autonomous Vehicles Legislative Database, National Conference of State Legislatures, January 23, 2018
- Current Unmanned Aircraft State Law Landscape, National Conference of State Legislatures, January 16, 2018
- Autonomous Vehicles | Self-Driving Vehicles Enacted Legislation, National Conference of State Legislatures, January 2, 2018
- "ITS Is Changing the World" (Intelligent Transportation Systems), Public Roads, Federal Highway Administration, July/August 2017
- Interim Report to the 85th Texas Legislature (Charge 8 – Innovative transportation technologies/autonomous vehicles), House Committee on Transportation, January 2017
- Autonomous Vehicle Status (Testimony to House Committee on Transportation), Ginger Goodin, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, December 7, 2016
- Taking Off: State Unmanned Aircraft Systems Policies, National Conference of State Legislatures, July 22, 2016
- Automated Vehicles: Policy Implications Scoping Study, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, January 2014
- Technology, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Transportation Policy Research Center
